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Cutlery Set

Cutlery Set
1919-1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Georg Jensen Silversmiths Ltd (manufacturer)
Georg Jensen (designer)
Georg Jensen (maker)
Place of origin
Denmark (made)
Copenhagen (made)

Silver, knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon, napkin ring, beaded border to handles, knife blade stainless steel

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Cutlery set
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Spoon
  • Fork
  • Knife (Culinary Tool)
  • Teaspoon
  • Napkin Ring
  • Case
TitleCutlery Set (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver with beaded border to handles; knife blade stainless steel
Silver
Stainless Steel
Cast
Brief description
Set of cutlery, Kugle (English beaded) pattern, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1919-1927. Silver, the knife blade stainless steel. Makers mark of George Jenson 1919-1927, the silver standard mark 830/1000 and (on the fork and teaspoon) the import mark for Sweden. Designed by Georg Jensen Silversmiths Ltd.
Physical description
Silver, knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon, napkin ring, beaded border to handles, knife blade stainless steel
Dimensions
  • M.22 b 1987 length: 20cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22 a 1987 length: 17.8cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22 1987 length: 17.7cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22 c 1987 length: 12.8cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22d 1987 length: 4cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22d 1987 depth: 2.5cm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • M.22d 1987 width: 3.3cm (Note: Taken from the register)
Style
Arts and Crafts Movement
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Georg Jensen for 1919-27, the silver standard mark 830 / 1000 and (on the fork and teaspoon), the import mark for Sweden. The knife blade stamped, JERNBOLAGET / ESKILSTUNA (the manufacturer of the blade) and ROSTFRI (rust free).
Object history
(Out of box)The original design for this service may not have specified stainless steel for the knife blade since the material was scarcely known outside Sheffield at the time but this set, manufactured in the 1920s, already shows the Scandinavian willingness to exploit this new material for tableware design. By the middle of the 20th century, they had become the world leaders in the design and manufacture of stainless steel tableware.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.22 to E-1987

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O95160/cutlery-set-cutlery-set-georg-jensen/
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